UNLV vs. UTEP

UNLV and UTEP have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1978; UNLV leads the series 7–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s UNLV 7–⁠2, and UNLV has won the last 2.

UNLV wins
7
UTEP wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1978
Longest streak
4 UNLV
Current streak
2 UNLV
Last 10 meetings
UNLV 7–⁠2
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠1
1980s3–⁠0
1990s1–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At UNLV
5–⁠0 UNLV’s record at home
At UTEP
2–⁠2 UTEP’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. UNLV’s biggest win1980: UNLV 53, UTEP 14by 39 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1993: UTEP 41, UNLV 24by 17 points

Coach against coach

YearsUNLVSeriesUTEP
1978–⁠1980Tony Knap2–⁠1Bill Michael

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from UNLV’s side (Knap 2–⁠1 against Michael). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of UNLV and UTEP, 1978 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 23, 2023UNLV 45, UTEP 28at UTEP
Sep 8, 2018UNLV 52, UTEP 24at UNLV
Sep 11, 1993UTEP 41, UNLV 24at UTEP
Sep 12, 1992UNLV 19, UTEP 17at UNLV
Oct 9, 1982UNLV 28, UTEP 21at UNLV
Nov 28, 1981UNLV 27, UTEP 20at UTEP
Oct 18, 1980UNLV 53, UTEP 14at UNLV
Sep 22, 1979UTEP 17, UNLV 15at UTEP
Nov 18, 1978UNLV 27, UTEP 0at UNLV

Every game is listed as played on the field.